@mcc
(a) The Mastodon API already existed, to my knowledge; Mastodon originally used OStatus, not ActivityPub
(b) The ActivityPub C2S API is predicated on your server being a "full", i.e. relatively unopinionated ActivityPub implementation; Mastodon is heavily opinionated
ActivityPub's design copies pump.io heavily; one of the cool things we had with pump.io's model that hasn't been replicated (yet) on top of AP is e.g. there was an implementation of, effectively, Last.fm using the pump.io C2S API - you could watch what your friends were listening to in real time in the "minor activities" feed
@hierarchon @atax1a The hustle is they only gruntle and butle you with their prattle as log as they can embrittle you, until they fumble you then they puntle you leaving you jostled. They test your mettle then leave you emabattled with nary a tittle so you can't tattle.
it is in fact very easy to gruntle (verb, to avoid making disgruntled) a trans employee — INTERVENE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE AIDING, ABETTING, CALLING FOR, AND PLANNING OUR GENOCIDE
Hi everyone. I know many people struggle with the verification link. I just found what I think is a bug... If you include capital letters in the link in your profile, the verification will not work. Or at least not in all the testing I've done. I don'tt know yet if this is a glitch-soc specific issue or all of mastodon.
If you are having trouble with link verification, please ensure it's all lower case in your profile.
Seasonal reminder to NOT donate to the Salvation Army, no matter how much you like the brass band. They have an organisational track record of being homophobic, transphobic and anti-sex worker, and this ideology pervades how they "help" people. Donate your money somewhere else, or better still, directly to homeless people.
I wrote an article for the Asahi Linux website!!!! ✨✨
Embedding Toots in News Stories
To #journalists on #mastodon : Realize that you can embed Toots like you embed Tweets in your stories. Under the 3 dots at the end of a Toot, you will find "Embed" which allows you to embed a toot in your content management system. Another way in which you can now replace #Twitter with Mastodon in your reporting.
<Please Boost so more reporters see this>
💫 M1/2 GPU driver dev stream!!! 💫
Almost there!! Just a few things left to wrap up before release!!
Next, let's figure out the M1 Ultra power calculations!! 📈
A few weeks ago it was still a mystery, but I think we can solve it this time!! ✨✨
🕒 Nov 30th at 15:00 JST / 6:00 UTC
▶️ https://youtu.be/T1eyjxLuI-M
It is EXTREMELY URGENT that government agencies, emergency groups, and others who have over time become dependent on #Twitter to disseminate important announcements to the public, now move quickly to prepare alternative methods (which they really should have already).
It is clear that Musk's behavior is decimating Twitter as a reliable platform for reaching the public without interference, and since Musk now says he will let all hate speech and disinformation that is "not illegal or spam" be propagated on Twitter, even from previously suspended accounts, Twitter will now rapidly become of zero value as a source of trustworthy information on any topics.
DO NOT DELAY!
A very simple psyop unfolds on Twitter. CCP hackers appear to have activated a bunch of dormant accounts and are using them to flood protest-related hashtags with porn. If you look for news about protests in various cities, about half the content will be porn -- and earlier, it was much higher. This is a direct result of an entire team devoted to foreign influence operations at Twitter being gone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/27/twitter-china-spam-protests/
Unfortunately I have to stop actively working on #Metatext for a while due to health issues. I really wish I could implement Mastodon 4 features and squash every bug, but it's not possible for me to do so right now.
I know the app has become important to a lot people, so I'm open to a new maintainer who can carry on its values of privacy and accessibility taking it over if there's interest and a fit. Email info@metabolist.org if you (or your organization) are interested
Normal Vtubers: "OK, I have a few hours before stream, I should probably get some food, tidy up my room, and get my SNS announcements ready!"
Me: "OK, I have a few hours before stream, that's probably long enough to install these patch panels and punch down some Cat6 into keystones right?"